Joachim Adukor

Joachim Adukor

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-02) 2 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tema, Ghana
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sliema Wanderers
Number	25
Youth career
2001–2010	Parma (Ghana)
2010–2011	Emirates Sporting Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	→ Gefle (loan)	0	(0)
2012–2013	Gefle	11	(0)
2014–2015	Trofense	12	(0)
2015–2016	Béziers	23	(0)
2016–2017	OFI Crete	17	(1)
2017–2019	Sarajevo	35	(3)
2019–2020	Diósgyőr	7	(0)
2020–2021	Sarajevo	21	(0)
2021–2022	Aktobe	26	(1)
2023–	Sliema Wanderers	10	(2)
International career‡
2022–	Liberia	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:21; 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Joachim Adukor (born 2 May 1993) is a Ghanaian-born professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers and the Liberia national team.

Club career

Adukor plays as a central midfielder. He previously played for Gefle in the Swedish Allsvenskan, for Trofense in the Portuguese Segunda Liga, Béziers in France and OFI Crete in the Football League Greece.^{[ citation needed ]}

On 15 August 2017, Adukor signed with Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo. ^[1] In the 2018–19 season, Adukor won the double with Sarajevo, winning both the Bosnian Premier League and the Bosnian Cup. ^{[2] [3]} He left Sarajevo in June 2019 after his contract with the club expired. ^[4]

Shortly after leaving Sarajevo, on 1 July 2019, Adukor signed a contract with Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Diósgyőri. ^[5] Only one year later, on 8 September 2020, he came back to Sarajevo, signing a two-year contract. ^[6] Adukor played his first game for Sarajevo since his return in a cup match against Radnički Lukavac on 13 October 2020. ^[7]

International career

In October 2011, Adukor expressed his wish to link up with the Ghana under-20 national team ahead of the 2013 African U20 Championship. ^[8] In June 2012, he was selected to join the squad for the forthcoming qualification campaign. ^[9]

In May 2015, Adukor was invited to join the Ghana under-23 side for qualifiers for the All-Africa Games and the Olympic Games.

In June 2022 Adukor switched allegiances to represent Liberia internationally. ^[10] He debuted for Liberia in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on 13 June 2022 playing whole 90 minutes in a loss to Morocco. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2021. ^[12]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gefle	2011	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012	Allsvenskan	3	0	1	0	—		4	0
	2013	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	3	0	12	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	3	0	16	0
Trofense	2014–15	LigaPro	12	0	4	1	—		16	1
Béziers	2015–16	Championnat National	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
OFI Crete	2016–17	Football League Greece	17	1	5	0	—		22	1
Sarajevo	2017–18	Bosnian Premier League	20	2	0	0	0	0	20	2
	2018–19	Bosnian Premier League	15	1	0	0	4	0	19	1
	Total		35	3	0	0	4	0	39	3
Diósgyőri	2019–20	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Sarajevo	2020–21	Bosnian Premier League	15	0	6	0	0	0	21	0
Career total			120	4	18	1	7	0	145	5

Honors

Sarajevo ^[12]

• Bosnian Premier League: 2018–19
• Bosnian Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21

References

1. E.B. (15 August 2017). "Joachim Adukor potpisao dvogodišnji ugovor sa Sarajevom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
2. E.B. (15 May 2019). "FK Sarajevo osvojio Kup Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
3. E.B. (18 May 2019). "Sarajevo je šampion!" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
4. E. Čaušević (3 June 2019). "Joachim Adukor napušta FK Sarajevo, ali ostaje u Premijer ligi BiH?" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
5. E. Oštraković (1 July 2019). "Bivši nogometaš Sarajeva od danas i zvanično u Mađarskoj" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
6. N.K. (8 September 2020). "Joachim Adukor opet u dresu Sarajeva: Nadam se tituli i treću godinu zaredom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
7. E. Čaušević (13 October 2020). "Borba za osminu finala Kupa BiH: Poznati sastavi Radničkog i Sarajeva" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
8. "Sweden based Adukor keen on Satellites". Ghanaweb. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
9. "19 foreign-based players called into U-20 team". Ghanaweb. June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
10. "Former Ghana youth player Joachim Adukor switches international allegiance to represent Liberia". GHANAsoccernet. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
11. "Liberia vs. Morocco - 13 June 2022 - Soccerway".
12. "J. Adukor: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

• Joachim Adukor at Sofascore